Moog (2004)
Genre : Documentary, Drama, Music, Romance
Runtime : 1H 12M
Director : Hans Fjellestad
Synopsis
Documentary about Robert Moog who was an American pioneer of electronic music, best known as the inventor of the Moog synthesizer.
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